To Do: Finish To Do List

I think I was crazy to think I could accomplish EXTRA things this week when the normal upkeep of the house (laundry, cat boxes, vacuuming, surfaces tidied, etc, etc, etc) seems to have quadrupled with us both being home all day. I'm downstairs trying to find homes for all of the new stuff we got for Christmas and he is upstairs dumping bins of toys and grinding cookies into the carpet. Bags of holiday things with no homes keep appearing. Christmas ornaments are still being discovered randomly all over my house. Used cups are multiplying on our nightstands and counters. In addition one of the cats inexplicably had three urine accidents in my room and then today I discovered a puddle of cat vomit behind the couch. Thanks for helping the cause guys... Lovely... For a while there this place looked like one load of laundry away from an episode of Hoarders.

Although I'm certainly enjoying my vacation (and I am definitely in no way prepared to return to work, but that's a whole 'nother incomplete to do list), there is something comforting about the regular routine of life. It is certainly easier to keep up the house when niether one of us are here to mess it up.

Anyhow, onto THE LIST (Not like any of you care, but it does sort of make me feel accountable):

Figure out which library I am supposed to go to now since the closest library is in a different county. Check out books and movies for me and Isaac. Order camera cord from ebay Bring bags of donated clothes to Goodwill Finish putting away all Christmas decorations Make car appointment. Figure out how to pay for new tires/brakes. Thanks to Tom the best brother in the whole wide world this is mostly done and for about as cheap as humanly possible. Big shout out to Carfagno Chevrolet who totally hooked me up. Organize downstairs coat closet. Tidy/organize garage. Clean/vacuum car. <--- started this one and it was horrible. When I moved his carseat out and found a graveyard of decomposing french fries and half melted crayons I pretty much started dry heaving. I can cross this off tomorrow when I go to a carwash to use a more powerful vacuum. The dustbuster wasn't cutting it. All of the random trash, toy wrappers, crayons, empty water bottles, Chuck E Cheese tokens, crumped up socks, wayward junk mail, etc have been removed so it shouldn't take long. Call student loan people. <--- not open on New Years. Duh. Get hair dye and go back to brunette. Once again, the highlights are going by the wayside in the name of cutting expenses. Sad but true; all of the little golden threads are gone. I'm back to my mousy natural self. >

(the circles in the above picture make me look like Uncle Fester's long lost cousin)

Figure out how to clean the inside of the oven.

Go swimming at the Y with Isaac. <-- discovered the Y is closed today. Will do tomorrow

Plan menu for the next few weeks.

Finish up Season 2 of Big Bang Theory and return.

Write out goals for the new year. <--- began this